Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : mozjs52 vulnerabilities (USN-3749-1)
High Nessus Plugin ID 112083
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
Description
Multiple memory safety issues were fixed in Spidermonkey. An attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
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Solution
Update the affected libmozjs-52-0 package.